NDM6572 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)

NDM6572
Lee Waters (Llanelli):

Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd):

David Melding (South Wales Central):

Nick Ramsay (Monmouth):

Hefin David (Caerphilly):

Suzy Davies (South Wales West):

Mike Hedges (Swansea East):

David Rees (Aberavon):

Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central):

Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises the importance of a modern public transport network to relieve pressure on Wales’s road network.

2. Notes the evidence that a fully integrated public transport system - including active travel - is needed to provide a practical and attractive alternative to car use.

3. Welcomes the commitment to the first stages of a south Wales metro.

4. Endorses the commitment to develop a vision for a north-east Wales metro, and the allocation of funding for the development of a strategic outline case for a Swansea Bay metro, and calls on the Welsh Government to identify funding for full feasibility studies as a next step.

5. Believes Transport for Wales must have the power to act as a development corporation - with the ability to capitalise on rising land values in areas close to metro stations - in order to lever in further funding to expand the metro network.